Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 1977 season | |
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| Head Coach | Manfred Schaefer Ilija Takac |
| Stadium | Sydney Sports Ground Hurstville Oval Wentworth Park |
| National Soccer League | 6th |
| NSL Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Neville Morgan Phil O'Connor (8 each) All: Neville Morgan Phil O'Connor (8 each) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,482 vs. Marconi Fairfield (23 July 1977) National Soccer League |
| Lowest home attendance | 620 vs. Mooroolbark (14 May 1977) National Soccer League |
| Average home league attendance | 2,664 |
| Biggest win | 5–1 vs. Mooroolbark (H) (14 May 1977) National Soccer League |
| Biggest defeat | 1–3 vs. Marconi Fairfield (A) (16 April 1977) National Soccer League 0–2 vs. Adelaide City (A) (23 April 1977) National Soccer League 0–2 vs. Sydney Olympic (A) (29 June 1977) National Soccer League |
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 10–16 January 1977 | FW | Attila Abonyi |  Sydney Croatia | $8,000 | [1] |
| FW | Jimmy Rooney | Marconi Fairfield | $20,000 | [1] |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| National Soccer League | 2 April 1977 | 24 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 26.92 |
| NSL Cup | 22 September 1977 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 25.93 | ||||
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 4 | Adelaide City | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 31 |
| 5 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 29 |
| 6 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 28 |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 26 |
| 8 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 24 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 19 | −2 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Win Draw Loss
| 2 April 19771 | Footscray JUST | 0–0 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 3,500 [2] Referee: David Yelland |
| 11 April 19772 | St George-Budapest | 3–2 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Brian Fowler |
| 16 April 19773 | St George-Budapest | 1–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Harold Hall |
| 23 April 19774 | St George-Budapest | 0–2 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,338 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 1 May 19775 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,763 Referee: Bill Jones |
| 14 May 19777 | St George-Budapest | 5–1 | Mooroolbark | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 620 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 22 May 19778 | West Adelaide | 3–3 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
| 29 May 19779 | St George-Budapest | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 4 June 197710 | Canberra City | 2–2 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 11 June 197711 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,763 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 13 June 19776 | South Melbourne | 2–3 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
| 26 June 197713 | St George-Budapest | 2–2 | Fitzroy United | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Hurstville Oval Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Brian Fowler |
| 29 June 197712 | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 3 July 197714 | Brisbane City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,514 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 10 July 197715 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,334 Referee: Jim Dixon |
| 17 July 197716 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Graham Neal |
| 23 July 197717 | St George-Budapest | 0–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 31 July 197718 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–2 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,033 Referee: John Yattersall |
| 7 August 197719 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 13 August 197720 | Mooroolbark | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Esther Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Nick Karlich |
| 21 August 197721 | St George-Budapest | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Brian Fowler |
| 28 August 197722 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Dave Nugent (Ron Richmond 75') |
| 4 September 197723 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 11 September 197724 | Western Suburbs | 3–2 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 780 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 18 September 197725 | St George-Budapest | 3–3 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,502 Referee: Dennis McDermott |
| 24 September 197726 | Fitzroy United | 1–2 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
Win Draw Loss
| 21 September 1977 First round | Canberra City | 2–1 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,000 [3] Referee: Dennis McDermott |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. [4] [3]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | | Martin Coe | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | George Harris | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  | Paul Cotton | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | John O'Shea | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Harry Williams | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Brendan Grosse | 23+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Charlie George | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Mark Jankovics | 24 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | | Neville Morgan | 17+6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| 10 | MF | | Rudolfo Gnavi | 23+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | | Phil O'Connor | 23+2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| 12 | FW |  | Fred Aitken | 11+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 13 | DF | | Robert O'Shea | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 15 | FW | | Peter Hensman | 6+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | | Doug Utjesenovic | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Willie Hamilton | 8+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | | Peter Terry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Dave McQuire | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Roberto Echeverria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Emery Holmik | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | — | | Carlos Mendez | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Mike O'Shea | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 5 | DF | | Harry Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Brendan Grosse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | | Rudolfo Gnavi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | DF | | George Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | GK | | Martin Coe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Phil O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | | Peter Hensman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 1 | | Martin Coe | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 20 | | Dave McQuire | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||
The 1977 NSL Cup was the first edition of the National Soccer League Cup, which was a national association football (soccer) knockout cup competition in Australia. All 14 NSL teams from around Australia entered the competition and it immediately followed the home and away season, as there was no final series. The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in the NSL Cup. The record for most goals in a game in Australia, was set by Adelaide City and Mooroolbark where Adelaide won 10–3 in Adelaide.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Although Brisbane City finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, they were winners in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup. 191f51
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Eastern Suburbs won the inaugural National Soccer League on goal difference to Marconi Fairfield.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Mooroolbark Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Mooroolbark finished 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Fitzroy United.
The 1977 season is the first in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, Marconi Fairfield competed in the NSL Cup as runners-up.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane City competed in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 1st in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second and final season in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.
